This black tea is quite hearty. I also taste a smooth vanilla flavor. The chai spices are nice as well. Hot, it tasted almost bitter, but once it cooled, I could really appreciate the balance of the flavors. The chai spices and creaminess really go well together with some sugar and milk. My final cup of this leaned more heavily to the lapsang flavor profile, which I hadn’t noticed in previous cups. The fun thing about a chai is that every cup can taste a little different!